"1-Adam-12, 1-Adam-12, please respond to a 10-101 ... sighting of tropes seen in this episode":
Bank Robbery: The catalyst of the situation: Reed, hoping to make a car payment, instead walks in on a bank robbery.
Hostage Situation: Before Reed gets a chance to call for backup, he is quickly realized by the bank robbers and taken hostage.
Punk in the Trunk: Malloy hides in the trunk of the bank robbers' getaway car, secretly relaying to Mac his location so that backup can eventually track down and capture them before they kill Reed.
